Fashion in Steel
The Landsknecht Armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf
$121.47
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2017
Summary
A gloriously illustrated volume that looks at the remarkable armor of a key Habsburg commander and its relationship to contemporary Renaissance fashion
This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art–the Landsknecht armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1523). Recently conserved to its original glory, this magnificent suit of armor, made for a trusted courtier, diplomat, and commander of infantry units for the Habsburgs, deceives…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300230864 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0300230869 |
| Author: | Stefan Krause, Andreas Zajic, Sabine Haag |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 998g |
| Dimensions: | 273mm x 241mm |
| Series: | Critical Development Studies |
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“Combines both scholarly worthiness with a coffee-table presentation.”—Duncan Evans, The Armourer“Krause has uncovered a great deal of previously unpublished information.”—Sophie Littlewood, Burlington Magazine
About The Author
Stefan Krause
Stefan Krause is curator of the Imperial Armoury at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna.
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